By supporting HR8996, we're not only improving safety but we're also acknowledging the vital work of the NTSB and Chair Homendy.

I am disappointed to see today that the witness table is missing a representative from Norfolk Southern.

While I was excited to hear that NTSB was successful in finding the root cause of this disastrous derailment, I was particularly disturbed with the contents of Chairwoman Homendy's closing remarks.

It has, as you all know, been over 1 year since the Norfolk Southern train derailment completely upended the East Palestine community.

Let me be clear: the state of our rail safety is a global disgrace.

It took President Biden more than 1 year to go visit East Palestine. That slow response made Americans question the competency of the Federal Government.

Let's use today as a great chance to move forward on the same page.

Chairwoman Homendy, I want to say thank you for all your hard work.

No one could get more out of five minutes than Sheila Jackson Lee. She was a friend to everyone on both sides of the aisle.

I agree with many Ohioans who have reached out to me. I think the president should end his campaign.

I have to appeal to a lot of people who are going to check a box for Donald Trump. But I need them to check a box for me further down their ballot.

Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted…

The media elites have been lying to us for too long, and it's time we hold them accountable.

I have to sort of give special credit to both the Ranking Member and also to President Trump's administration.

I have to sort of give special credit to both the Ranking Member and also to President Trump's administration.

Today, I introduced the bipartisan Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2024. Let me thank my fellow bipartisan Congressional Ukraine Caucus co- chairs and other Members who are strong supporters of Ukraine for introducing this…

We need a foreign policy that serves American interests, not the interests of the global elite.

The family is the bedrock of American society, and we need to protect it at all costs.